The library is closed to everyone except College of Law faculty and staff. We are continuing to offer all service we are able via email and telephone. Please check the information below for guidance on accessing the library's online and remote services and resources, including online textbooks, study aids, and other ebooks.
While the library's physical space will be closed to the public starting the evening of March 13, librarians and library staff will be available via telephone and email to help legal researchers as much as possible.
The law librarians recommend these sites for free, online legal research:
Library staff and librarians will be available remotely, during normal business hours (Monday - Friday 8 AM to 5 PM) to assist the College of Law community.
Instructions for accessing free online versions of your textbooks and casebooks
LexisNexis Overdrive Digital Library -- includes Q & A series, Mastering series, Skills & Values series, and Lexisnexis casebooks.
West Academic Study Aids -- West Academic Study Aids has a wealth of resources for students including the Nutshell Series, Short and Happy Guides and the Acing Series. There are also audio resources through Law School Legends and Sum and Substance. In order to use this resource off campus, you must create an account with your vols.utk.edu e-mail address at the link above.
Wolters Kluwer Study Aids -- includes Glannon Guides, Examples and Explanations, Casenotes Legal Briefs, The Emanuel Series, Emanuel CrunchTime, and “Law in a Flash” flash cards. Please note that you do not have to sign-up for an account with WK to access the platform, but if you would like to highlight, bookmark or take notes in any of the resources, you must use either your utk.edu or vols.utk.edu account to register.